Andrew La Salle

Andrew La Salle

$65/hr
I’m a strategy consultant with over six years of experience
Reply rate:
100.0%
Availability:
Hourly ($/hour)
Location:
New York, Ny, United States
Experience:
6 years
Drew LaSalle PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE​ ​ Accenture | Austin, TX / New York, NY ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ a 2019 - Present Business Operations Consultant & Deployment Lead​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 2024 - Present Kubota Tractor Corporation - Dallas, TX •​ Coordinated business process assessment workshops across six key areas (sales, accounting, shipping, logistics, etc.), identifying pain points and capacity challenges, enabling an estimated 15% reduction in time spent on process analysis for department leaders. •​ Supported operational planning for product development lifecycles, including cost modeling and GTM strategy for physical equipment (tractors, ATVs, etc.). •​ Managed a team of 5 members to coordinate the end-to-end deployment of a new system to modernize sales, accounting, shipping, and logistics processes ensuring successful data migration, system configuration, and business stabilization support across all departments. •​ Led a cross-functional GTM team to develop and release a digital customer portal to 5,000+ internal users and thousands of customers to improve operational functionality and customer experience. •​ Organized cutover planning and drove execution activities for more than 50 business and 20 IT stakeholders across 5 workstreams to prepare for our dress rehearsal and production cutover cycles Strategic Operations Consultant & Program Lead 2024 AT&T - Dallas, TX •​ Developed a GTM strategy for expansion into a new enterprise segment, analyzing competitive positioning, pricing models, and regional demand to inform launch recommendations. •​ Identified $20M+ in potential IT spend reductions through an application and asset rationalization review of infrastructure investments, vendor contracts, and system utilization across all business units. •​ Oversaw the design and rollout of a centralized data hub to support enterprise-wide reporting and analytics, enabling real-time insights into network performance, service delivery, and cost drivers. •​ Partnered with network strategy leads to access long-term infrastructure planning and investment scenarios, delivering models and dashboards to support 5-year capital allocation and expansion decisions. Strategic Operations Consultant & Change Management Lead 2022 - 2024 Dow Chemical Company - Midland, MI •​ Created scenario-based financial models to support investment decisions and roadmap prioritization, incorporating variable cost drives, long-term ROI, and risk sensitivity analysis. •​ Developed and operationalized a $10M initiative prioritization framework for finance and business operations team, improving EBITDA by $15M over the subsequent 2 years. •​ Managed agile product delivery teams building an integrated data hub to support real-time operational visibility, including invoice processing and customer credit forecasting •​ Constructed dashboards in Power BI to leverage during quarterly business reviews and present operational SLAs, revenue forecasts and loss prevention initiatives to executive leaders. Process Engineering Consultant – Mergers & Acquisitions 2021 - 2022 Salesforce.com •​ Deployed SaaS-based solutions across finance and operations teams by closely engaging end users to map pain points, prioritize capabilities, and ensure adoption through defined performance metrics and hands-on support. •​ Drove strategic GTM initiatives to improve customer retention and expansion metrics across their AI product offerings by coordinating with cross-functional teams and senior leadership through data-driven insights. •​ Facilitated business process assessment discussions across 6 workstreams, documenting over 40 manual processes and identifying capacity issues, resulting in an estimated 25% reduction in time spent on process analysis for client directors and managers. •​ Mapped and redesigned 8 end-to-end lead-to-cash and quote-to-bill workflows, accelerating integration and reducing set up time by 15 hours per process. •​ Coordinated system automation for 60 newly integrated manual processes, achieving an estimated monthly time savings of 150 hours across departments due to increased automation. Process Engineering Consultant – Healthcare Business Operations 2021 Blue Cross Blue Shield Tennessee ●​ Led process improvement initiatives in revenue cycle management, including claims processing, provider network management, and value-based care strategy. ●​ Directed automation efforts to consolidate 12 manual processes across 4 workstreams, saving approximately 120 hours per month in manual labor and reducing process time by 40%. ●​ Developed an implementation roadmap and conducted a comprehensive business process mapping exercise across 4 functional workstreams, streamlining preparation efforts by 25% for the upcoming implementation. ●​ Collected and analyzed business requirements, pain points, and manual processes from client directors to identify over 30 value cases in claims processing, provider network management, revenue cycle management and value-based care. Digital Transformation Consultant 2019 - 2021 Kaiser Permanente - Oakland, CA •​ Directed a Human Capital Management (HCM) consolidation project impacting payroll, benefits, and timekeeping for an organization of 180,000+ employees. •​ Collaborated with payroll and HR operations to ensure complaint time collection and accurate labor costing for union and non-union populations. •​ Oversaw day-to-day activities for a team of 8 members to ensure achievement of key milestones. •​ Responsible for functional requirement gathering, user story creation and business process design to transition over 180,000 employees to a new HCM system. •​ Conducted solution discussions as the functional SME with client directors and executives across 8 regions. •​ Executed an HR Cloud boot camp for 25 new team members on both the Accenture and client side. National Financial Partners (NFP Corp.)​| Scottsdale, Arizona 2018 Information Technology Intern​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ●​ Created sales decks that contributed $750,000 in revenue in the financial services and manufacturing industries. ●​ Built a financial model to determine the growth potential for existing product segments to boost revenue by $350,000. ●​ Computed the annual depreciation cost for manufacturing assets to determine the number of units to maintain a CAGR of 4%. ●​ Compiled and analyzed 25 client benefit packages to determine the best offerings to propose to 10 prospects. Protiviti | Phoenix, Arizona Technology Consulting Intern​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ●​ Executed Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) control design and testing for companies in the aviation and defense industries. ●​ Conducted client workshops for use cases involving user access, security monitoring and segregation of duties. ●​ Aided in SAP system development and testing for a company in the food processing industry. EDUCATION​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ University of Arizona | Eller College of Management ​ ​ ​ ​ Bachelor of Science in Business Administration ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Majors: Management Information Systems (MIS) and Operations Management ●​ Relevant Coursework: Business Statistics, Revenue Cycle Analytics, Data Modeling & Visualization (Power BI) ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ●​ Skills: Scenario / data modeling, data analytics & visualization (Power BI), Excel (advanced), SQL (basic), program management ●​ Interests: Baking, golfing, traveling, health and fitness, skiing, trail hiking, black belt in karate ●​ Volunteer Work: Miracle League of Arizona, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Saint Vincent de Paul 2018
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